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Before They Were Famous

Michael McCrudden

Based on the popular YouTube Channel "Before They Were Famous" with over 3 Million YouTube Subscribers & nearly 1 Billion views. This is the audio version of those recordings documenting the rise to fame of both traditional stars but mainly internet stars. Artists in rap, comedy, instagram models & YouTubers. This channel profiles who they are, where they came from and how they reached the top of the entertainment industry. Thanks for tuning in.

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9:03

Javon Walton | Before They Were Famous | From Boxing...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/03/10

For the past handful of years, Javon Walton has been undergoing some extremely intense training in the hopes of appearing in the Paris Olympics 2024 to participate in both boxing AND gymnastics. But before he could ever accomplish this goal, Hollywood casting agents discovered him first and decided to throw something of a monkey wrench into his well-thought-out plans. Now, Javon is most definitely best known for playing the hyper-smart Ashtray on HBO’s snap-shot portrait of Gen Z called “Euphoria”

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8:30

Hunter Schafer | Before They Were Famous | How...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/03/10

Hard as it might be to up-stage an actress as talented as Zendaya, her “Euphoria” co-star, Hunter Schafer has done exactly that in what is, unbelievably, her debut acting role. In that popular series, Hunter plays Jules, a trans-girl with a tendency towards self-destruction. And while Hunter most definitely shares a lot in common with her on-screen counterpart, especially when it comes to her experiences as a trans-woman, Hunter has also had experience in the world of modeling to help prepare her

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9:36

Sydney Sweeney | Before They Were Famous | How...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/03/10

Sydney Sweeney has been mapping out her future since the age of 12-years-old. After begging her parents to let her audition for a zombie indie-film shooting in her hometown, Sydney would win the part and get bitten by the acting bug. A year later, she’d convince her entire family to pack up and move South so that she could accomplish her dreams of becoming a Hollywood superstar. Only -- things didn’t exactly go how she imagined and her family wound up breaking apart instead. But Sydney stuck with it

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9:18

Volodymyr Zelensky | Before They Were Famous |...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/03/04

As I stand here recording this video, Volodymyr Zelensky is by almost all accounts the world’s most popular leader. And for good reason too – his bravery in the face of a Russian invasion has been nothing short of remarkable and exactly what his people have needed during these unbelievably trying times. But it wasn’t always shaping up to go this way for Zelensky. This former comedian who rose to fame for his portrayal of a fictional President was at one point considered to be something of a joke

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11:41

Vladimir Putin | Before They Were Criminal

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/03/04

I don’t know if you guys have noticed, but Vladimir Putin is everywhere right now. Especially places he shouldn’t be. Like every single one of my social media feeds. Or, you know, the country of Ukraine. The former is just a nuisance. The latter, well, that’s an atrocity. The thing about Putin is that for about as long as he’s been in the public eye, he’s been a closed book. And purposefully so. I mean, what do you think they taught him up there in KGB School? After joining Russian President Boris

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9:18

Angus Cloud | Before They Were Famous | How Euphoria...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/03/03

We’ve all heard that familiar old Hollywood rumor of a normal person getting plucked from relative obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of tinsel town stardom. It’s such a cliché that it’s even been the subject matter of films like “My Fair Lady” or my own personal favorite, “The Jerk”. But let’s be honest – in real life, it doesn’t happen all that often. And then there was Angus Cloud. This star of HBO’s super-popular television series, “Euphoria”, was working as a waffle-cook at a New York

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8:32

Fireboy DML | Before They Were Famous | Ed Sheeran's...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/03/02

Meet the future of African music, Fireboy DML. He burst onto the scene in early 2019 after having spent much of the year prior teaching himself how to create beats and his critically acclaimed debut album, “Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps” produced a trio of supremely popular singles which helped capture the attention of audiences all around the globe. Now, he’s managed to turn himself into the biggest stand-out act in Nigerian music and the creator of what has come to be known as “Afro-life”. Think

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8:17

Babyface Ray | Before They Were Famous | Biography of...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/03/01

Despite having only blown up over the past handful of years, Babyface Ray is easily one of Michigan’s most impactful rappers. He’s increased his relevancy every year of his career and made a name for himself off the back of some deadpan raps that are as cold as any Michigan state winter. Many of us might have only heard his name for the first time with the release of his 2020 EP whose title I can’t even say on a family show, but by that point, Ray had already been pounding the pavement for the

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9:28

Talking Ben the Dog | Before They Were Famous | First...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/26

Let’s be honest, “Talking Ben the Dog” sure seems like a pretty generic app on the surface. In the game, users can interact with Ben and ask him basically any question they want in the hopes of receiving a snarky reply -- but what exactly about that screams top-of-the-charts worthy to you? Well, apparently, it’s all in how you use it. After being released over a decade ago, “Talking Ben the Dog” is seeing a massive resurgence in popularity thanks to YouTuber iShowSpeed that’s sending this simple and

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8:06

Central Cee | Before They Were Famous | UK Drill...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/25

Central Cee is better known as Cench to his litany of friends and fans and these days he’s the UK’s fastest ascending rap star. This 23-year-old grew up listening to a whole bunch of eclectic cultural music as a kid and his fondest childhood memory was the time he spent with his pops listening to old school hip-hop every weekend. Eventually, Cench became engrossed with the idea of making his own music and he began composing his first tracks as a pre-teen. Flash forward a little over ten years and

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9:29

Michael McCrudden & Kara | Before They Were Married |...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/22

If the thumbnail didn't give it away I've got something very different to show you in this video, myself & Kara got Married in Las Vegas on Valentine's Day and spent an entire week at the Wynn Hotel. This was absolutely the most fantastic weekend of my life, I mean we bumped into so many celebrities including Logan Paul. But he was just one of the countless others who were there. I mean right after the LA Rams won the Superbowl they pulled up at The Wynn to celebrate with an incredible party at

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8:06

BabySantana | Before They Were Famous | Hottest...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/13

Remember back when you were on the cusp of entering high school? What were you doing at that time in your life? What had you already accomplished? Odds aren’t it’s not even half of what up-and-coming hip-hop rapper BabySantana has at the age of just 15-years-old. Having already worked with contemporaries like SSGKobe, Lil Tecca, and KA$HDAMI before he even graduated from middle school, Baby Santana is indisputably up next. And despite everything he’s already accomplished he remains both hungry and

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9:40

Rob Stone | Where Are They Now? | How XXXTentacion...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/13

Rapper Rob Stone is looking to put his native town of San Diego on the hip-hop map. You might recognize this Lemon Grove artist’s name from his 2014 hit “Chill Bill”, which went viral from the moment he uploaded it to SoundCloud. The inevitable deal with a record label was up next, but like many artists of his generation, Rob would come to realize that he stood to gain a lot more by taking his art the independent route. Flash forward to today, and whether he’s getting into an intense beef with

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8:33

Trinidad James | Where Are They Now? | The Worst One...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/13

When the year 2012 first kicked off, Trinidad James was still nothing more than an urban clothing store clerk based out of his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Sure, he definitely had something of an eccentric fashion sense, but he wasn’t yet the man we know him as today. Back then, he was simply Nicholas Williams. In the Fall of that year, however, Trinidad James was born when he dropped the single “All Gold Everything” – going viral in the process. In fact, Trinidad James might very well be the first

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14:53

Why Dr. Dre Is The Legendary Producer?

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/13

When the general public looks at Dr. Dre they consider him a musical legend, but when you're going deeper into the topic you slowly have the realization that Dre is not only one of the legendary rappers like say Tupac or Ice Cube, but also a world-renown producer and composer From his unappareled work ethic, his inclination for innovation, the ability to shift the landscapes of music as we know it and reinvent himself time and time again, Dre deserves his flowers as a producer. So that will be the

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9:58

Kendrick Lamar | Before They Were Famous | Biography...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/13

Kendrick Lamar is an MC born and bred in Compton, California, who, over the course of his career, has garnered three consecutive No.1 albums on the Billboard 200 including 2015’s “To Pimp a Butterfly”, 2016’s “Untitled Unmastered”, and 2017’s thought-provoking masterpiece, “DAMN”. Following the monumental success of that last solo album, Kendrick would be tapped to shepherd the “Black Panther” soundtrack for Marvel Studios and with the help of fellow rappers like SZA, Jay Rock, Travis Scott, The

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16:15

Eminem | Before They Were Famous | Tragic Family Life...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/12

We've gone over Eminem's past a number of times here on this channel so in this video, we are going to dive much deeper taking a look at his lineage, his parents traveling band and all the intricate details of the truth come up of Marshall Mathers the Third. We've scowered the internet to find facts about how his mom met his father, the mental illnesses in his family, his uncle Ronnie's impact on his youth and then his suicide, Em's high school bully DeAngelo Bailey, the formation of D12, and his

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9:12

Snoop Dogg | Before They Were Famous | The New Owner...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/11

Since achieving fame, Snoop has had a number of brushes with the law. In 1990, he was convicted of cocaine possession. Three years later, he pleaded guilty to gun possession. Snoop was also tried and acquitted of murder charges in 1996. The case involved the killing of an alleged gang member who was shot by someone in the vehicle Snoop was riding in. Despite a number of brushes with the law over the past couple of decades Snoop Dogg has always managed to walk the line from Gangstar Rap Super Star to

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11:42

Dr. Dre | Before They Were Famous | Biography of Rap...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/11

Music has been in Dr. Dre’s blood from the very start. The man who would one day revolutionize the hip-hop game started working as a DJ in his teens and his first major success came not long after as a member of the rap group, N.W.A. Later on, in his career, he’d co-found Death Row Records, and his first solo album, “The Chronic” released in 1992, was one of the biggest hits of the decade. In fact, more than any other rapper, Dr. Dre is credited for moving away from the political stance and party

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13:20

Viva La Bam | Where Are They Now? | Tragic Life...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/02/09

“Viva La Bama” tended to have a specific theme, mission, or challenge that would be explored throughout the length of each episode. The show wasn’t quite a cultural phenomenon, but it had a dedicated fanbase all around the world and was popular enough to last five seasons. But after the show went off the air in August of 2005, the fans of this series were left without their daily fix of stars like Ryan Dunn, not to mention Bam and his father Phil, his mother April, and his unforgettable Uncle, Don

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